So, from lurking on hackaday I found this which has a lot of tips on repairing lcd monitors, so I decided to take apart and fix a busted Dell E151FPp monitor. As far as i can tell, the only problem is that the backlight does not turn on. The power led on the front lights up when it is plugged in and turned on and the OSD comes up with a little box saying nothing is connected. Telling if anything else works is hard to tell without a backlight, but the screen seems to go blank if I press the menu button or connect it to a computer. Seems like I have my work cut out for me.

Tear Down Pictures (Click to enlarge):

Switch Mode Power Supply Board, Top

Alternate Picture

Video Controller Board for the defunct monitor

Inverter board for the Dell Monitor

Well, after examining the boards better I have determined that the inverter board is dead. I can't seem to find a replacement one, so I've decided I'll just have to find a substitute. Check out the video: